Synonyms of buckle

buckle 1 of 2

verb

1

as in to collapse

to fall down or in as a result of physical pressure

the flimsy bridge buckled under the weight of the caravan of trucks

Synonyms & Similar Words

• collapse
• go
• crumple
• tumble
• melt
• go out
• die
• give
• crumble
• yield
• cave (in)
• give way
• shatter
• implode
• founder
• snap
• crash
• break
• flatten
• fail
• burst
• crack
• pop
• smash
• split
• deflate
• stall
• break down
• give out
• melt down
• splinter
• conk (out)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• rise
• swell
• inflate

2

as in to devote

to occupy (oneself) diligently or with close attention

buckled himself down and finished the assignment in record time

Synonyms & Similar Words

• devote
• apply
• give
• bend
• get cracking
• commit
• address
• work
• get with it
• turn one's hand
• get one's act together
• set (to)
• spend
• settle (down)
• reapply
• stress
• engage
• exert
• busy
• readdress
• wear out
• trouble
• involve
• knuckle down
• tax
• concern
• plow
• exhaust
• carry on
• put out
• pitch in
• plunge (in)
• strain
• hump
• grind
• hustle
• plug (away)
• plod
• peg (away)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• play
• trifle
• dawdle
• fool around
• fiddle (around)
• idle
• mess around
• putter (around)
• monkey (around)
• potter (around)
• dally
• dillydally

buckle

2 of 2

noun

as in loop

Related Words

• loop
• fold
• spiral
• twist
• flexure
• swirl
• coil
• curl
• ring
• convolution
• winding
• reflection
• round
• slope
• bow
• curlicue
• incline
• curve
• warp
• circle
• inclination
• bend
• ringlet
• arch
• corner
• curvature
• decline
• incurvature
• arc
• kink
• angle
• wind
• hairpin
• inflection
• crook
• turn
• turnoff
• dogleg

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of buckle

Verb

All of this, in less nimble hands, would buckle very quickly. — Diana Arterian, Literary Hub, 16 July 2026

College networks buckled under the traffic, and bulletin boards lit up, as the game eventually was installed on more computers than Microsoft Windows 95 at the time. — Steven Johnson, Washington Post, 14 July 2026

Noun

However, some people forget about other surfaces that are often touched just as much, such as the seat buckle and overhead vents. — Kathleen Wong, USA Today, 28 July 2026

Cut with a high rise, wide leg and the yesteryear feature of an adjustable rear buckle, this is an off-white jean your own grandad would recognize. — Eric Twardzik, Robb Report, 27 July 2026